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I love cooking, even more, I love sharing what I prepare. Since I cannot have you all over for dinner or a picnic, the best I can do is publish my recipes. I hope you and those you cook for enjoy them as much as I love sharing! Drunken chicken Ingredients 3 pounds chicken (cut into pieces) 2 ounces fresh ginger peeled and sliced 1 large onion chopped 3 green onions chopped 1 tablespoon salt 1 teaspoon black pepper 2 tablespoon dry sage 4 cups water 1 cup sherry 1 / 4 vodka Method In large stock pot place chicken, add ginger, both chopped onions and green onions, next add salt, pepper and sage, now add water. Bring to boil, then lower heat and simmer (covered) until done. 60 to 90 minutes. Remove cooked chicken, and cool or cover and place in refrigerator. Reserve one and a half cups of Read More…

  It’s funny that it’s not funny ha-ha, funny peculiar check it. When you’re in pain, you find the physical or emotional pain this enemy affects every minute each second it is with you! Take it from (the pain please) me I know! One is constantly in search of relief from pain. Since the car crash was from the rear end. I find myself living in physical pain again. Wait a minute I’m supposed to be reflecting on my week, not taking you through the chronicles of pain! It was a good week. Did you know yoga helps with physical and emotional pain? Meditation: Try it for the stuff upstairs (in the brain).  I can’t do nearly as many poses I want to. However, it just feels good to be a part of the yoga community again! Sunday yoga with Denise is such a breath of fresh air Monday yoga with Caroline. She is such Read More…

Friday June 29, 2018 about 9:00pm I’m just getting in from a day with my sister, Laura Regina, and friend Vickie. Tahoe, Carson City and Reno. I need sleep. They are travel buddies I went with to the Caribbean and all over the states. Now we’re talking about Alaska, Europe and more! I want to go.  4th of July coming! Here are 3 recipes you may enjoy and pictures of the adventures for two girls and a guy in Georgia and Nevada   BBQ Sauce 1 cup catsup 2 tablespoons spicy mustard 1 / 2 cup Worcestershire sauce 1 / 2 cup apple cider vinegar 2 ounces fresh lemon juice 1tablespoon of sugar 1 / 2 cup water 1 diced onion Add all ingredients to a saucepan and bring to a boil then reduce to a simmer and allow to thicken keep an eye on the sauce don’t let it burn Read More…

Conyers, Ga 30012 &                                                                                                                      415-264-0727 Novato, CA 94947                                                                                                                           415-892-1925 cgaikens@aol.com Chef@curtisaikens.net www.curtisaikens.net   Curtis G. Aikens Sr. Objective Be in a position which allow me to help and serve others Education Master of Education, May 2013 Dominican University of California, San Rafael, CA   BA Liberal Studies,2007 Limestone College, Gaffney, SC   Awards Received   Profile in Excellence award, presented by ABC 7 in San Francisco   Dan Rather, American Heroes, chosen as one of fifty heroes for my work with literacy across the country.   White House Literacy Award Nominee, Barbara Bush, 1993 Recognized for contributions in literacy advocacy in USA   Presenter, House of Parliament, London UK, 2002 Invited by Ken Follett, author, and Barbara Follett, serving member of the House of Parliament, to share literacy journey to Parliament to inspire the funding for new literacy programs in the UK.   Work Experience Assistant Basketball Coach Dominican University Read More…

Sunrise, Mid-Day, Sunset, Mid-Night, I 💜 June 27, 2018 Sunrise: The beginning of a new day. I love it and there are no mistakes made. I have a new canvas to draw, paint, write and live on. The best day ever, I say to myself. I look in the mirror as I brush my teeth and remind myself this is the best day ever, make it so. Midday, noon yoga or lunch. I look back over the first part of the day and think about how it was, and if I can make the next part of today better? I know I I love midday. It’s a chance to reset. Move forward with a big, huge smile. Let me see if I can make someone’s day better. I get so much more when I’m giving than when I receive. As I write this I think back to yesterday at midday Read More…

No Veg? What tomorrow… Seafood Soup Ingredients 12 each fresh mussels and clams 4 small lobster tails 1 large red snapper fillet (or a fillet of your choose) 1-pound fresh ripe tomatoes chopped 3 cups fish stock or vegetable stock 16 ounces clam juice 3 leeks sliced 1 cup white wine 3 tablespoon chopped parsley 3 cloves garlic minced 2 bay leaves 1 teaspoon each dry thyme and fennel seeds crushed 1 / 2 teaspoon saffron Method Prep clams and mussels by washing if needed, then sock in salty water 15 to 20 minutes rinse and soak at least twice. Drain and discard water. You can split Lobster if you want (this makes it easier for you guest to eat) Cover and refrigerate all shellfish and snapper until needed. In large stockpot Stock and clam juice, add tomatoes, leeks, wine, parsley, garlic, and the spices, bay leaf, thyme fennel and Read More…

The body houses the mind, the soul, and the heart it’s pretty amazing! My heart and, soul want to speak today, there’s just so much in this mind of mine. However, it takes my mind to allow my heart and soul to be heard , the body is the amplifier. I took my friends to the airport two days ago they are flying to Europe for some vacation time and I miss them. Vince is another big brother to me and more we sit and have deep intellectual conversations, we get in the disagreements, politically I don’t know if we are in alignment, spiritually we are. Most importantly we have a bond of love. We have a lot of memories together a lot more to make. Sue like Vince is more than just family to me yes, she is my sister, one of my dearest friends we met on a airplane Read More…

It’s about 9:30 pm out here. 30 minutes past my bedtime! Just kidding! However, I did start my day around 5 AM. I may share it with you soon Berkeley, Oakland I met JaVale McGee of NBA Champs Golden State Warriors and practiced yoga! Oh what a day, enjoy this look into the past!! I have been on the road for the past three weeks, with speaking engagements in South Bend In, where I visited the College Football Hall of Fame, had great meals on the Campus of Notre Dame, and I picked up THE SHIRT for both of my boys (Google the shirt for more info). I spoke for and at the Public Education Foundation’s annual meeting. From there I traveled on to Kentucky, New Mexico, and last weekend, I was down in Palm Springs delivering the keynote address to California Conference of Adult Education. Wow, what a group Read More…

I’m a person that tries not to love things cars, jewelry, houses you know things! However, this bridge this Golden Gate Bridge there’s something about it the first time I saw it nearly 40 years ago. I was not a full view with my buddy Bill Hope as we drove up 19th Ave.! We could just see tips of the towers above the Fog! O my I fell in love with the Bridge, so did Willy Hope! You are missed, never forgotten Billy Hope photo of he and Maddy his joy. For many years my 1st stop after fling into SFO would be somewhere in the Marina Distinct day or night. I would just look and, admire, think about the history that went into building a beautiful bridge wow! Today’s blog, plus pictures of this bridge I love!       The first three are from LINKIN PARK the 17th Read More…